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CentOS Linux: CVE-2014-3698: Moderate: pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:1854)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2014-3698: Moderate: pidgin security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:1854)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/29/2014
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The jabber_idn_validate function in jutil.c in the Jabber protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin before 2.10.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted XMPP message.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-finch
  • centos-upgrade-finch-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libpurple
  • centos-upgrade-libpurple-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libpurple-perl
  • centos-upgrade-libpurple-tcl
  • centos-upgrade-pidgin
  • centos-upgrade-pidgin-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-pidgin-devel
  • centos-upgrade-pidgin-perl

References

  • DSA-3055
  • CVE-2014-3698
  • RHSA-2017:1854

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